SOLUTION: mrs. stephens has one drink containing 10% fruit juice and a second drink with 20% fruit juice. how many quartz of each must she combine to obtain 8 quarts of a mixture that is 16%

Question 388499: mrs. stephens has one drink containing 10% fruit juice and a second drink with 20% fruit juice. how many quartz of each must she combine to obtain 8 quarts of a mixture that is 16% fruit juice?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Multiply eq. 1 by (-5) and add to eq. 2,

quarts
Then from eq. 1,

quarts
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